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Any Harley's here?

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I'm working on a friends GS but I'm enjoying having a look around your site. Any Harley guys here? I have an old Shovelhead & a Hertage Softail.
 
Harley is junk. Ask most anyone here..
Forum's full of Harley haters, beware!
 
Octain said:
Harley is junk. Ask most anyone here..
Forum's full of Harley haters, beware!
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Ok, I'll step softly LOL

Why would people hate on Harley's? Just go outside and count the bikes that roll by, 8 out of 10 is probably going to be a Harley! Oh well, I do like this site, it is very lively compared to a couple others I belong to.
 
Scout said:
I'm working on a friends GS but I'm enjoying having a look around your site. Any Harley guys here? I have an old Shovelhead & a Hertage Softail.
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The shovel FXR bikes are pretty cool; updated running gear, for the time, and that old shovel head motor.

I've been thinking a 2009 Or later Road King with a 120R crate motor.

Yeah, there are a lot of world class *******s that occasionally actually ride their Harleys, but doing or not doing something like owning a Harley based on the ******* ratio is not a good basis for any of life's possibilities.
 
harley? you mean those really slow, loud bikes that i always pass with my 35 year old jap bike?

i've seen 'em.

:D
 
Eli69 said:
harley? you mean those really slow, loud bikes that i always pass with my 35 year old jap bike?

i've seen 'em.

:D
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Good stuff guys, good stuff! No doubt your old bikes would put either of mine in the weeds! Now a V-rod might even the playing field some :)

Love the banter on here, I can tell you guys are real enthusiasts. I ride with a bunch of old fuddy duddies who don't even change their own oil
 
Steve said:
Says the guy with an '04 Fatboy in his signature. :-\\\

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Uh, classic. Mr. Sarcasm himself can't recognize sarcasm?
I love my Harley. If I didn't I could sell it and buy 10 GS's.
But I have to have at least one dependable bike in my garage.:clap:
 
Not trying to be a dick here, Jake, but I noticed your 1/4 time with your Harley is about what a stock GS/KZ/XJ/CB 900/1000 got back in the late seventies. It is an impressive time for a H-D that's still street legal, but how much money did it cost to get there?

I'm not saying that H-D bikes don't do what a bike needs to do for a lot of riders (obviously, or they wouldn't sell so many), but what's the point of hot rodding one in order to make it about as quick as a 35 year old UJM?
 
My girl had a meeting up in Napa today, so I drove her up there and took the dog on an adventure. Leaving her meeting, I stopped in a Harley dealership so the dog could ... stretch her legs.

I was looking around under a tent full of seemingly identical bikes, and some 'roided-out dude came over to me with a Harley "work shirt" and pants (both immaculate).

"Do you have any questions about the bikes?"

"No, my girl just has a meeting in town and I'm killing time."

"Well, that's usually how it starts."

"No, I've been riding for years."

"I mean, that's how you start riding Harley Davidsons."

Right then, I noticed my dog had found a good "spot."

"Thanks, I ride old Japanese bikes," and off I went.
 
Griffin said:
Not trying to be a dick here, Jake, but I noticed your 1/4 time with your Harley is about what a stock GS/KZ/XJ/CB 900/1000 got back in the late seventies. It is an impressive time for a H-D that's still street legal, but how much money did it cost to get there?

I'm not saying that H-D bikes don't do what a bike needs to do for a lot of riders (obviously, or they wouldn't sell so many), but what's the point of hot rodding one in order to make it about as quick as a 35 year old UJM?
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Not a problem Griff, Yeap Harley's are slow but I like riding mine with forward controls, it's a different feeling plus I like to tinker on them too. The good thing is I can go banging through all 5 gears and not get thrown in jail compared to a GS, Busa or ZX14 :lol:

Mid 13's would be the norm for todays stock Sportster's, ported heads, exhaust and cams can get you mid 11's if your not a heavy guy like me for less than 2 grand.

That's why I take both to the track at the same time, I can always say I have one of the fastest and one of the slowest bikes there. A little weird......... right ??

I got a 90" piston/jug kit that will go on one of these days, shooting for 100 hp and 100 ft-lbs of torque. I'd like to have a Big Twin Killer that does 100 mph in the 1/8.
 
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UncleMike said:
My girl had a meeting up in Napa today, so I drove her up there and took the dog on an adventure. Leaving her meeting, I stopped in a Harley dealership so the dog could ... stretch her legs.

I was looking around under a tent full of seemingly identical bikes, and some 'roided-out dude came over to me with a Harley "work shirt" and pants (both immaculate).

"Do you have any questions about the bikes?"

"No, my girl just has a meeting in town and I'm killing time."

"Well, that's usually how it starts."

"No, I've been riding for years."

"I mean, that's how you start riding Harley Davidsons."

Right then, I noticed my dog had found a good "spot."

"Thanks, I ride old Japanese bikes," and off I went.
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don't get it?
 
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